Carnegie Corporation of New York



Carnegie Corporation of New York was founded by a steel baron-turned-philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in November 1911. During that time, the Corporation was the largest single philanthropic trust that had ever been established.


The vision of the Corporation is to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding.


They aim to benefit the people of the United States. Their goal is doing real and permanent good in this world and deemed that its efforts should create ladders on which the aspiring can rise.

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Recent News from Carnegie Corporation of New York


Foundation Leader Sara Engelhardt Dies
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York, Russell Sage Foundation

Sara L. Engelhardt, longtime president of the Foundation Center, has died after a ... She had initially joined the Foundation Center in New York City as ... way to corporate secretary and grants...more

Korbel School Awarded Carnegie Grant
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York

The University of Denver's Josef Korbel School of International Studies has announced that the Sié Chéou-Kang Center for International Security...more

Cleveland Foundation $18 million in December grants focuses on education, violence prevention
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York, Cleveland Foundation, George Gund Foundation

The Cleveland School of the Arts will be among the schools that will benefit from the Cleveland Foundation's $18 million in grants for the month...more

Cleveland Foundation Awards $18 Million in Grants
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York, Cleveland Foundation, George Gund Foundation

CLEVELAND, OH - Eighteen million dollars in grants have been approved by the Cleveland Foundation. That means the organization will award...more

A Donor Goes to Washington: The Philanthropy of Betsy DeVos
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Walton Family Foundation, Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation

As we've written before, DeVos family philanthropy is extensive and goes ... Betsy DeVos' own philanthropic activities include co-chairing with...more

Carnegie Corporation Announces $29.6 Million in Grants
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York

The Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced grants and awards totaling more than $29.6 million. Second-quarter grants awarded through the foundation's international program include a final...more

Policy Patrons: Philanthropy, Education Reform, and the Politics of Influence
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York

From the fight over Common Core and concerns about charter school expansion to the fallout from Mark Zuckerberg's $100 million gift to the...more

Partnership Push: Here's How Asia Society Raises Money
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, MetLife Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Hewlett Foundation, Houston Endowment

As part of our ongoing series looking at nonprofit development operations, Inside Philanthropy spoke with Christine Davies, Asia Society's...more



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